Filed Date: Dec. 7, 1981
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Between December 7, 1981, and December 9, 1981, fourteen state inmates at the Richmond City Jail filed identical pro se lawsuits under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Virginia Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. On December 10, 1981, these cases were consolidated. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants had violated their constitutional rights by holding them in a facility where they did not receive the same programs and rehabilitative opportunities that are available to inmates in state institutions.
On May 3, 1982, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Judge Richard Williams) held that the equal protection clause prohibited arbitrary differences between the treatment given to state prisoners held more than ninety days after sentencing in local jails and treatment accorded similarly situated inmates in state facilities. Hill v. Hutto, 537 F.Supp. 1185 (E.D.Va. 1982). We have no further information on the proceedings in this case.
Summary Authors
Kristen Sagar (6/14/2007)
Williams, Richard Leroy (Virginia)
Gorman, Richard F. III (Virginia)
Hopper, James Walter (Virginia)
Williams, Richard Leroy (Virginia)
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Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Virginia
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Dec. 7, 1981
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Inmates at the Richmond City Jail who were long-term felons awaiting transfer to state facilities alleging that state prisoners incarcerated in local jails do not receive the same rehab programs that are available to prisoners in state institutions
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: Yes
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Virginia Department of Corrections, City
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Constitutional Clause(s):
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Order Duration: 1982 - None
Issues
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Type of Facility: